Albert was minding for Cesar Panicot. Another of Cesar's minders was Agusti Bas (photo'd below) who was also one of Gallach's first minders. Cesar's 1992 GasGas contact.

An Interview with Trials insider Albert Callis ​www.retrotrials.com

An Interview with Trials insider Albert Callis ​www.retrotrials.com

An Interview with Trials insider Albert Callis ​www.retrotrials.com

A photo taken by Albert at the launch of the New 1992 Beta. The Beta that Tarres didn't like.

Photos of Albert's time with the 1992 Spanish federation team competing in the European championship.Row 1 no 3 - Albert, Paxau and Tarres discuss. Row 1 no 4 Albert talks with Pere Cam the assistant manager at federation.Row 2 no 1 - Callis, Panicot and Pons.Row 3 no 4 - Angel Garcia with Albert's 2nd wife. No 4 - Cesar Panicot Panicot who left riding study architecture and who is now an architectRow 4 no 2 the now boss of the Spanish federation. Benitez, Panicot and Xavi Vilalta. No 5 - Panicot, Vernada, Pugimonet, Garcia, Pons, Cams Row 5 no 1 - The Italian border crossing

What do you do now Albert ?

Wow, developing cycles by working with suppliers in essence to develop new cycles. The one I am working on at the moment will be finished by April and then I will be involved with the promotion and working out the network sales with the distributors and the product. That's my job. This is for a new range of bikes for an existing company called Yeti cycles in Denver. So we have all sorts of stuff made by the engineers in Denver. My job is to work together with the technical team and translating this into information to make products. I also collaborate with the race team to make the special products. I am often asked by the riders to make special products to get them ready for the new season because maybe there are some races with different terrain, very steep or other situations where different products are required. The race team is me, it is the manager and some really good mechanics and the riders. It's my job to ensure that the riders get what they need. Well this is part of my job anyway. That’s my work. But in addition to this I help with the development of the new production bikes and help with the sales and distribution in this area and other European locations as well. This is my work.

You know ....... meeting Albert has answered questions for Retrotrials. I wanted to know who he was. I've wanted to know this for ages and what he was doing ...because as a UK guy trying to put the pieces of the Spanish Retrotrials jigsaw together, he was a visible piece, but I had no idea where he fitted in. Albert seemed to be everywhere, but at the same time in the background and I wanted to know how could that be ? After meeting him, it eventually all became clear and I now know. His friendly, open and unusually upbeat personality made him someone who was fun to be around. It was this and no doubt secondly his knowledge of trial, that had riders enjoying his services.